GE CLST 20A Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Immigration And Nationality Act Of 1965, Vietnam War, Unintended Consequences
15 Dec 2015
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Liberal immigration reform in the mid-1960s had strong support. Move into status of world power post wwii. Skilled and unskilled workers in occupations for which there is insufficient labor supply. Abolished the national origins quota system, putting people of all nations on an equal footing. Moral concerns: 1924 act violates the basic principles. No one anticipated that people in asia, africa, middle east, other parts would want to immigrate. Shift from europe to asia and americas. Indian citizens are top recipients of temporary high-skilled workers. Many did not translate professional training into professional work in us. Countries where us employers have recruited laborers for more than 100 years. Countries where us military/cia has been involved. Recruited for low wage with throughout 20th cent. Provided equal numbers of visas to every country. Fewer visas and loess opportunity to migrate. Legal immigrants: from 38,000 to 67,000 per year. Undocumented migration from 87,000 to 3,8 million per year.
